Baby Bumper Buy Back Bonanza

Baby Bumper Buy Back Bonanza

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Officials in Howard County are holding a baby bumper buyback.

Health officer Dr. Maura Rossman tells WBAL Radio that the event is being held to collect the crib bumpers from parents who still might be using them.

Last year Maryland banned the sale of the crib bumpers because they can cause a child to suffocate and even die.

"SIDS deaths and deaths related to co-sleeping are still happening in Howard County and we are using this opportunity to educate parents and grandparents on the need to create a safe sleeping environment for their infants," says Rossman.

Rossman says she has actually seen in stores the banned crib bumpers manufactured and marketed in a different way to cut down on the risk of suffocation.

The program will give a gift certificate to each family that turns in its crib bumper.

More details from Howard County Health Department.

Columbia, MD - The Howard County Health Department will be holding a “Baby Bumper Buy-Back Bonanza” to collect and dispose of baby crib bumpers – the decorative material that lines the inside of baby cribs. Banned in Maryland since June of 2013 because of the serious risk of suffocation and death to infants, the Health Department will give one gift certificate to each family who discards their bumpers.